These very dapper, moustachioed birds are inca terns, a rare species of seabird that breeds on the rocky cliffs of the coast of Peru and Chile. Their calls are reportedly like a cat’s mew, and both the males and the females have these magnificent, white facial plumes. Their total population has been estimated to around 150,000 individuals.

These very dapper, moustachioed birds are inca terns, a rare species of seabird that breeds on the rocky cliffs of the coast of Peru and Chile. Their calls are reportedly like a cat’s mew, and both the males and the females have these magnificent, white facial plumes. Their total population has been estimated to around 150,000 individuals.


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